{
    "id": "CVE-2016-1543",
    "published": "2016-06-13 14:59:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:42:08",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-284",
    "description": "The RPC API in the RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and reset arbitrary user passwords by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.",
    "epss_score": "0.71854",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99410",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "bmc",
            "product": "bladelogic_server_automation_console"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "43939",
            "title": "BMC Server Automation RSCD Agent - NSH Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2018-02-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "43902",
            "title": "BMC BladeLogic 8.3.00.64 - Remote Command Execution",
            "date": "2018-01-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537910/100/0/threaded",
        "https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solution",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/",
        "https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537910/100/0/threaded",
        "https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solution",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/",
        "https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/"
    ]
}